POL113H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Michael Freeden, Negative Liberty, Positive Liberty
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1. freeden"s definition of political ideologies as presented in the lecture. Ideologies according to freeden, are a set of ideas, values and opinions concerning the arrangement of social, economic and political structures that we all possess. He proposes that while many ideologies can exist within a given society (sharing wealth) that there are dominant ideologies implemented by the dominant groups in said society. Ideologies seek to justify, argue and change the social and political arrangements to suit their beliefs and in turn bring the community to a decision, it can influence small face-to-face interactions or extend into global politics. A political ideology is a set of ideas, beliefs, opinions, and values that: exhibit a recurring pattern, are held by significant groups, compete over providing and controlling plans for public policy. 4. do so with the aim of justifying, contesting or changing the social and political arrangements and processes of a political community .
